Stories
Slash Boxes
Comments

SoylentNews is people

Six US States Declare Emergency after Major Gasoline Pipeline Spill; Media Almost Silent

posted by martyb on Monday September 19 2016, @09:12AM   Printer-friendly

Whoever writes:

The Colonial Pipeline spill has caused 6 states (Tennessee, Virginia, Georgia, South Carolina, Alabama, and North Carolina) to declare a state of emergency. Gasoline (petrol) prices on the east coast are likely to spike. Yet, most puzzling is how this vast emergency and its likely effect on cost of living has gone unnoticed by mainstream media outlets. The pipeline is owned by Koch Industries: is this why the media is silent?

[Are there any Soylentils in the affected area who can corroborate this story? Have you heard of the spill, seen long gas lines, or any price gouging? -Ed.]

Original Submission

 
This discussion has been archived. No new comments can be posted.
Six US States Declare Emergency after Major Gasoline Pipeline Spill; Media Almost Silent | Log In/Create an Account | Top | 86 comments | Search Discussion
Display Options Threshold/Breakthrough Mark All as Read Mark All as Unread
The Fine Print: The following comments are owned by whoever posted them. We are not responsible for them in any way.

  • (Score: 1) by ewk on Tuesday September 20 2016, @06:19AM

    by ewk (5923) on Tuesday September 20 2016, @06:19AM (#404134)

    Sort of joking...
    More like the choice of having 1) a small temporary hickup (Really... 5500 barrels to burn isn't that much. Perfect mixture or not.) in air quality or 2) a long term poisoning of your ground water.
    Take your pick...

    --
    I don't always react, but when I do, I do it on SoylentNews